0:00:02 > 0:00:04- The nation's favourite celebrities...- Ooh.
0:00:04 > 0:00:05Want to touch base.
0:00:05 > 0:00:07- ..paired up with an expert...- Boo!
0:00:07 > 0:00:09..and a classic car.
0:00:09 > 0:00:10No hands!
0:00:10 > 0:00:13Their mission - to scour Britain for antiques.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15My office, now!
0:00:15 > 0:00:18The aim - to make the biggest profit at auction.
0:00:18 > 0:00:22But it's no easy ride. Who will find a hidden gem?
0:00:22 > 0:00:24I like that.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27- Who will take the biggest risk? - This could end in disaster.
0:00:27 > 0:00:31- Will anybody follow expert advice? - But I love this!
0:00:31 > 0:00:33Why would you buy something you're not going to use?
0:00:33 > 0:00:36There will be worthy winners and valiant losers.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39- No, I don't want to shake hands. - Put your pedal to the metal.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41Hang on, let me get out of first gear.
0:00:41 > 0:00:43This is the Celebrity Antiques Road Trip.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48Yeah!
0:00:48 > 0:00:52Today, we're in the south of England with showbiz best pals
0:00:52 > 0:00:57and co-stars of Radio 4 sitcom Potting On.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59It's all-round entertainer Pam Ayres
0:00:59 > 0:01:02and esteemed actor Geoffrey Whitehead.
0:01:02 > 0:01:04What could be nicer than being driven
0:01:04 > 0:01:09around the Hampshire countryside by Pam Ayres in an MG?
0:01:09 > 0:01:11Do we have to bother with the antiques?
0:01:11 > 0:01:13Yes, you jolly well do!
0:01:13 > 0:01:16It's not called Celebrity Antiques Road Trip for nothing, you know!
0:01:16 > 0:01:18Now, Pam has...
0:01:18 > 0:01:20IN PAM'S ACCENT: ..for over 40 years,
0:01:20 > 0:01:22made the nation shed joyful tears.
0:01:22 > 0:01:24She's wowed us with her witty prose,
0:01:24 > 0:01:26as a top comedienne she has rose.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29Presenter, writer and broadcaster too,
0:01:29 > 0:01:31fabulous Pam Ayres, we do salute you.
0:01:31 > 0:01:36They've got a practice baby you can bath and put to bed
0:01:36 > 0:01:39It's only made of rubber, you can drop it on its head.
0:01:39 > 0:01:43Bestselling author Pam is starting this road trip
0:01:43 > 0:01:46at the helm of this dark blue 1975 MGB GT.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48I used to have one of those.
0:01:48 > 0:01:54- Is it taking you back, Pam?- I had one of these in 1977 and it was...
0:01:54 > 0:01:59Oh, gee! It was the pinnacle... Hang on, let me get out of first gear.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03- It was the pinnacle of my aspirations.- Me too.
0:02:03 > 0:02:07Seasoned actor Geoffrey trained at RADA,
0:02:07 > 0:02:10alongside the likes of John Thaw and Tom Courtenay,
0:02:10 > 0:02:14and went on to become a star of radio, film, theatre and TV.
0:02:14 > 0:02:15How do I look?
0:02:18 > 0:02:20You look...
0:02:20 > 0:02:22unsinkable.
0:02:22 > 0:02:27It turns out that Geoffrey has a slight advantage on this road trip.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30My partner is someone who is...
0:02:30 > 0:02:34well, there's no other way to disguise it, Pam, a dealer.
0:02:34 > 0:02:40- A dealer!- Yes, but...- I think this is altogether unfair.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43- What are you looking for in your expert, Geoffrey?- Help.
0:02:43 > 0:02:48I want somebody supportive, ideally steamingly handsome.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51Well, Pam, your luck may be in,
0:02:51 > 0:02:54as joining you both on this trip are two seasoned antiquers -
0:02:54 > 0:02:58the good-looking James Braxton and the delightful Kate Bliss,
0:02:58 > 0:02:59who are motoring along
0:02:59 > 0:03:03in this impressive, smooth Rolls-Royce Silver Shadow.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05What a beautiful car! How are you finding it?
0:03:05 > 0:03:08I could handle driving to work in this every day.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12If you don't mind, she's been a great heroine of mine.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15- I'd love to go with Pam Ayres. - Well, that's absolutely fine,
0:03:15 > 0:03:19- because I would love to go with Geoffrey.- Fabulous, Pam Ayres it is!
0:03:19 > 0:03:23The only problem is Pam Ayres may not want to go with me.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27Well, there is that, there is that, James.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31Once paired up, our teams will kick off this rip-roaring road trip
0:03:31 > 0:03:33with £400 in their pockets.
0:03:33 > 0:03:36Starting in Sparsholt, Winchester,
0:03:36 > 0:03:38they'll then be buying up
0:03:38 > 0:03:40in Berkshire and Hampshire,
0:03:40 > 0:03:41before heading to Cirencester
0:03:41 > 0:03:43in Gloucestershire for auction.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47- Here we go, with an MG. - Look at that!- Woohoo!- Very smart!
0:03:47 > 0:03:49- A very pretty car, isn't it?- Great!
0:03:49 > 0:03:51- Congratulations. - Arriving in style.
0:03:51 > 0:03:55- Very nice to meet you. James.- Hello. - Did you fit in there?
0:03:55 > 0:04:00Partners pre-picked by our experts, they're ready to pair up.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03- Would you like me to drive, Geoffrey, to start off?- Please.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05- I'm in your hands. - Come on round then.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08- It's a long way down! - It is a long way down, isn't it?
0:04:10 > 0:04:11And hit the road.
0:04:13 > 0:04:18- They're off!- And so should you be. Get going then.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20Well, this is more like it.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22It's such a relief to get out of that MG.
0:04:22 > 0:04:27It's like being trapped in a pilchard tin!
0:04:27 > 0:04:30- GEARS CRUNCH - I haven't quite got my gears yet.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32I'm very pleased to see you struggling
0:04:32 > 0:04:34cos I struggled as well.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37- Do you like driving?- Not really.
0:04:37 > 0:04:42I started my career in Z Cars and I couldn't drive.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44It was a Ford Zephyr
0:04:44 > 0:04:47and a man called Stan Hollingsworth used to lie on the floor
0:04:47 > 0:04:52and actually work the pedals and the clutch and I would steer it.
0:04:52 > 0:04:54- Really? So, you weren't driving?- No.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57I think they'll be stiff rivals, won't they?
0:04:57 > 0:05:00Yeah, I think he'll be going to box clever, James.
0:05:00 > 0:05:02I think he'll box clever.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04For their first pit stop,
0:05:04 > 0:05:05Pam and James are heading
0:05:05 > 0:05:08to Hungerford in Berkshire.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10I feel that Geoffrey has got a vast knowledge
0:05:10 > 0:05:13which is going to be very difficult for me to compete with.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15Kate's very competitive as well.
0:05:15 > 0:05:20- It's good to just gently sow doubting seeds.- Ah, yes.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24- We could tell them about a sleeper. - A sleeper?
0:05:24 > 0:05:26- A sleeper.- Tell me more.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29Sleeper is a sort of little treasure that lies undiscovered.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33Well, hopefully, there may be some sleepers hiding
0:05:33 > 0:05:36in their first shop of the day, Hungerford Arcade.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39- In we hop.- Right.- After you.
0:05:39 > 0:05:44- So, eyes peeled.- My goodness! Gee, where do you start?
0:05:44 > 0:05:48I think the great rule of thumb is the Princess Margaret school
0:05:48 > 0:05:50of keep walking, never stop,
0:05:50 > 0:05:55just process slowly and take it all in and then only stop when need be.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57- Is that what she did?- Yeah.
0:05:57 > 0:06:00- OK, we'll do the same. - Let's proceed.
0:06:00 > 0:06:02So, what are we looking for?
0:06:02 > 0:06:06That reminds me of Dubai, of the gold souks there.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09I'm not looking for any gold cos I've only got 400 quid.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12In these troubled times, gold is soaring, isn't it?
0:06:12 > 0:06:14I like this little tea set.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17I had one a bit like it at home and I think that's very sweet.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19Would it be stupid of me to buy that, do you think?
0:06:19 > 0:06:23- Course it wouldn't.- No? - How much is it?- It's £8.50.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26- It doesn't seem too expensive, does it?- No, it doesn't.
0:06:26 > 0:06:31- I think it's very sweet.- So, you're a decision-maker, aren't you?- Yeah.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35- So, you leap straight in.- I like that tea set, that child's tea set.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39I think it has great charm. We'll try and get that, shall we?
0:06:39 > 0:06:42Shall we try and get that? I think, Pam, brilliant.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45- What do I have to do then? - I think we...
0:06:45 > 0:06:47Do I go and get the man by the throat
0:06:47 > 0:06:49or do I go and choose some other things?
0:06:49 > 0:06:51She doesn't mess about, does she?
0:06:51 > 0:06:54- Hello.- Hello.- Hello. James.- Ian.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56- Ian.- Hello, Ian. Hello, Ian.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58Is this is where I have to be hard-nosed?
0:06:58 > 0:07:03- Yeah, you have to be hard-nosed. - I like this little dinky tea set.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06- Can we examine it first? - Yes, certainly.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08Can my expert scrutinise it?
0:07:08 > 0:07:12- Ian...- I think it's pretty.- Yeah. - And I like pretty china.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14Oh, it's not that old.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17Look, I can feel it, and we've got a clear marking there.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20The Victorian ones were generally made
0:07:20 > 0:07:22in Stoke-upon-Trent, Staffordshire,
0:07:22 > 0:07:25and they would have been quite clumsy in their manufacture.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27It's bone china. It's none of your rubbish.
0:07:27 > 0:07:29- We've got to start somewhere. - Got to start somewhere.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31At least we're starting. That's the main thing.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34Ian, I'm tasked with getting the best possible price for it.
0:07:34 > 0:07:37- OK, well, the current price is £8.50.- Yeah.
0:07:37 > 0:07:41And I know the dealer, James, so I might be able to give him
0:07:41 > 0:07:44a quick call and see if he can squeeze a little bit more off.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47A decisive start there from Pam,
0:07:47 > 0:07:49as Ian heads off to try and broker a deal.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51Shall we have a look at some other things
0:07:51 > 0:07:54while Ian is negotiating with James?
0:07:54 > 0:07:57- Well, time is money, isn't it?- Time is money, absolutely.- Time is money.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00- Busy people. - Jewellery, nice jewellery.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03Expensive though for our purposes, isn't it?
0:08:03 > 0:08:07While Pam and James carry on hunting in Hungerford,
0:08:07 > 0:08:10Geoffrey and Kate have motored their way to Reading,
0:08:10 > 0:08:14where they're arriving at their first shop of the day.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17- Fanny's.- Fanny's Antiques. Look at that.- My word!
0:08:19 > 0:08:23- So, here we go. First shop. - Plenty to look at.- Yeah!
0:08:23 > 0:08:26- It's stuffed in here.- Indeed!
0:08:26 > 0:08:30One of Reading's longest-running antiques havens,
0:08:30 > 0:08:34there's plenty of collectables for Geoffrey to get his teeth into.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37So, what about ceramics, Geoffrey? Do you like those?
0:08:37 > 0:08:43Well, no, I don't think so. I think pottery, that is Pam's department.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45- Is it?- I think so.- Do you think that would be a Pam piece?
0:08:45 > 0:08:50- That's right up Pam's street.- Is it? - Yes. Look at it. Quite hideous.
0:08:50 > 0:08:52He doesn't hold back, does he?
0:08:52 > 0:08:56- Ah, the old cruet.- Yeah. What do you think of it?
0:08:56 > 0:08:58Shall we have a look underneath?
0:08:58 > 0:09:00- Yeah, I tell you what... - If I hold it up.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04- Now, don't drop it, Geoffrey.- No.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07James Deakin. And it's Sheffield.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10- Hey, it's from your neck of the woods.- Well, that settles it.
0:09:10 > 0:09:15- I mean, that's fantastic.- I would say that is Edwardian in date.- OK.
0:09:15 > 0:09:19- Do you know what, Geoffrey?- Mm. - There's a bit of damage on there.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23Oh, yeah, that's a bad crack, isn't it? I'm not buying damaged goods.
0:09:23 > 0:09:28- OK.- Is that a flat no?- I'm afraid so, Sheffield and all.- I agree.
0:09:28 > 0:09:31While Geoffrey and Kate continue to browse,
0:09:31 > 0:09:35back in Hungerford, Pam and James are waiting for an answer
0:09:35 > 0:09:37from Ian on the children's tea set.
0:09:37 > 0:09:41- Here's our man.- Hello again.- Hello. - Ian, come on.- What did James say?
0:09:41 > 0:09:44I spoke to him and he said you could have it for £5.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47- For £5, I will accept. Thank you. - That's very kind.- That's all right.
0:09:47 > 0:09:53- That's my first purchase and it's been an absolute undiluted joy.- OK.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56Hasn't she got a lovely way with words?
0:09:56 > 0:09:58- Anything else grab you, Pam?- Teddy.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02- Teddies are worth a lot of money, aren't they?- They can be, yeah.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05The right teddy can be worth a lot of money.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07- Is this the right teddy, do you think?- I don't know.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11- Is it straw-filled?- Hello, teddy. He looks rather a nice teddy.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14What does he cost? He costs...
0:10:14 > 0:10:19- Quite big, isn't he? - Let's have a look. £120.- Wow!
0:10:19 > 0:10:23- He's rather nice, aren't you?. - Is he straw-filled? Does he crunch?
0:10:23 > 0:10:26- He does crunch a bit, doesn't he? - Is that good?- It's good.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28You're a nice boy, you are.
0:10:28 > 0:10:30Up until the 1920s,
0:10:30 > 0:10:34most teddies were stuffed with wood shavings, giving a straw-like feel.
0:10:34 > 0:10:36What about his eyes? Are these glassy eyes?
0:10:36 > 0:10:37I think they're plastic.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40Yeah, I think they are. I don't think they're original.
0:10:40 > 0:10:44- He's getting a bit bald, isn't he? He's been loved.- Yeah.
0:10:44 > 0:10:46Do you think I'm daft though?
0:10:46 > 0:10:47Cos I don't know anything about antiques,
0:10:47 > 0:10:50I just know what I like, and I quite like him.
0:10:50 > 0:10:54Well, Pam certainly seems smitten. Best get Ian back over.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58- He's £120.- OK.- Do you think it's all right to buy him, James?
0:10:58 > 0:11:02- Cos I'm on very thin ice here. - Not at 120.- No.
0:11:02 > 0:11:05- Not at 120, my expert says. - No, it's got to be a lot less.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09My expert's a very esteemed expert in the field of teddy bears.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12Well, if you hand the teddy bear to me, I'll see what I can do.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15- You're a good man.- Thank you. Setting me up for a fall there.
0:11:15 > 0:11:19It's a nice teddy. You know, I'd be all over it if it was 30 quid.
0:11:19 > 0:11:23- Well, yeah... - But it's not, is it?- No.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26- It's 120, so it's a grown-up decision to make.- Yeah.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28Right, Ian, what's the news?
0:11:28 > 0:11:33I spoke to the dealer and she's such a fan of you both,
0:11:33 > 0:11:37- she said you can have it for £75.- £75.
0:11:37 > 0:11:40I'll have to consult with my expert on this.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42- What do you think, James?- Well...
0:11:43 > 0:11:46- I think it's a good price. - Do you?- Yeah.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49- Well, I'm inclined to go for it. - I would concur.
0:11:49 > 0:11:53- OK, we'd like to buy the teddy bear. - OK, shake his hand.
0:11:53 > 0:11:57- Oh, look at that! Shake his hand. - Shake his hand. Thank you.
0:11:57 > 0:12:01- It's a deal!- I like him. - It's a deal.- It's a deal.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04That shake of the paw means they've spent a total of £80
0:12:04 > 0:12:07on two items in her very first shop.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09ENGINE CHUGS
0:12:09 > 0:12:12- Doesn't sound very healthy, does it?- Bit of a thump there.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14- CAR WHINES - Oh, gee!
0:12:14 > 0:12:18Although their shopping is off to a flying start,
0:12:18 > 0:12:21it looks like their road trip has ground to a halt.
0:12:21 > 0:12:25- Right...- Well, with great regret, we'll leave Ted, Big Ted.
0:12:25 > 0:12:27Anyway, it's very good for the figure, isn't it?
0:12:27 > 0:12:30- Very good for the figure, yes. - Very good for the figure, Pam.
0:12:30 > 0:12:34Let's hope Geoffrey's having better luck back in Reading.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37I've seen something that I might like but I need a closer look at it.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40- OK.- Will you come with me? - Yeah.- It looks good.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44Aha. Looks like a set of shutters have caught Geoffrey's eye.
0:12:44 > 0:12:46- This is French. Well, it says it's French.- Yeah.
0:12:46 > 0:12:50Shutter, 19th century.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53- Yeah, it could well be. - Would you like a closer look at it?
0:12:53 > 0:12:55- Yeah, let's have a look.- Squeeze by.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59I like the fact that it's still got the original ironwork on it.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03- That latch there.- That can't be faked, can it?- No, and the hinges...
0:13:03 > 0:13:05It certainly looks like it's got some age to it.
0:13:05 > 0:13:08It could be from a French gite.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10I don't think it's quite classy enough for a chateaux.
0:13:10 > 0:13:15When we go abroad to Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, Montpellier,
0:13:15 > 0:13:18and all these places in the South of France,
0:13:18 > 0:13:20or the fleas in Paris,
0:13:20 > 0:13:25- you see a lot of this stuff and I just love it.- Yeah.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28It's so reminiscent of all those trips
0:13:28 > 0:13:32and nice sort of holidays and searching for goods and things.
0:13:32 > 0:13:35It just speaks to me. It's got something, hasn't it?
0:13:35 > 0:13:38It certainly has. So, what's the damage?
0:13:38 > 0:13:40- Well, the damage...- Mm.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43- 250.- OK.
0:13:43 > 0:13:47I wouldn't want to give more than 150 for it, really.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51Right, best bargaining head on, Geoffrey.
0:13:51 > 0:13:54Let's see if you can seal a deal with the top dog, Will.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58- We've seen something that we rather like, or- I- rather like, anyway.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01- The French shutter. - What's the price on it?
0:14:01 > 0:14:03It's 250, which...
0:14:04 > 0:14:07- 250.- ..seems a little high for us, you know.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10- Can you do me anything on that? - 200 springs to mind.
0:14:10 > 0:14:14- We were sort of thinking the 100 to 150, weren't we?- Yeah.
0:14:14 > 0:14:19- If you could come and meet us somewhere where you're happy.- 175?
0:14:19 > 0:14:23- Well, that sounds... Yeah, that sounds acceptable.- Are you happy?
0:14:23 > 0:14:27- Yeah, I think we're all happy.- It's a deal.- OK.- We're happy all round.
0:14:27 > 0:14:30- Thank you.- Great, thank you, Will. - Pleasure.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32- We've got our first item.- Indeed.
0:14:32 > 0:14:35That pricey purchase means Geoffrey's blown
0:14:35 > 0:14:40almost half his budget on just one item, and in his first shop, too.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43- OK.- Right.- Onwards and upwards.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46Yes, with a lot of our money gone. Oh, dear.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50- Bye, Fanny's.- Off we go.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55Back with Pam and James, they're taking a break from shopping
0:14:55 > 0:14:59and heading south to Middle Wallop in Hampshire.
0:14:59 > 0:15:03In her younger years, Pam was in the RAF,
0:15:03 > 0:15:06so James has brought her to the Museum of Army Flying
0:15:06 > 0:15:09to find out about the regiment with the briefest of histories,
0:15:09 > 0:15:12that helped win World War II.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16They're meeting museum curator Susan Lindsay to find out more.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18- Hello.- Please come in.- Thank you.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22This year marks the 75th anniversary
0:15:22 > 0:15:26of the formation of the British Glider Pilot Regiment.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29With a motto of "Nothing is impossible",
0:15:29 > 0:15:32the unit's airborne assaults during the Second World War played
0:15:32 > 0:15:36an important part in the Allied forces winning the war.
0:15:36 > 0:15:41Susan, I live near the old airfield at Down Ampney in Gloucestershire
0:15:41 > 0:15:44and I know lots of gliders went from there during the Second World War.
0:15:44 > 0:15:46Why gliders?
0:15:46 > 0:15:49Well, gliders were a really effective way of delivering
0:15:49 > 0:15:51large numbers of troops, equipment and supplies
0:15:51 > 0:15:54for airborne operations.
0:15:54 > 0:15:56Because they didn't have engines, they were silent
0:15:56 > 0:15:59and, therefore, they provided an element of surprise.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03The military use of gliders was a German invention.
0:16:03 > 0:16:05Following the end of World War I,
0:16:05 > 0:16:09the Treaty of Versailles peace settlement prohibited Germany
0:16:09 > 0:16:11from having a powered air force,
0:16:11 > 0:16:14so they turned, instead, to gliders to train pilots.
0:16:14 > 0:16:17Germany went on to use gliders with great success
0:16:17 > 0:16:20during the early stages of the Second World War,
0:16:20 > 0:16:24prompting Churchill to call for the formation of a British glider force.
0:16:24 > 0:16:28The Glider Pilot Regiment was formed in February, 1942,
0:16:28 > 0:16:32and the pilots were drawn from volunteers across the army.
0:16:32 > 0:16:35Why the army? I would have thought they'd scour the airforce.
0:16:35 > 0:16:39Well, there was some squabbling, when the unit was first set up,
0:16:39 > 0:16:41about whether or not the pilots should be army or airforce.
0:16:41 > 0:16:45But the nature of a glider operation is that it is, in effect, one-way,
0:16:45 > 0:16:48so the pilot has to land the glider
0:16:48 > 0:16:51and then get out and fight alongside the troops he's brought into battle,
0:16:51 > 0:16:55so it was better that he was a soldier, rather than just a pilot.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58Various gliders were used by the Allied forces
0:16:58 > 0:17:03but the Airspeed Horsa was Britain's primary combat glider,
0:17:03 > 0:17:07which could carry around 28 soldiers and two jeeps.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10Towed into the air by powered aircraft,
0:17:10 > 0:17:13the gliders would cut loose their tethers,
0:17:13 > 0:17:17once near their target, and make controlled crash landings.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19So, Susan, this is a Horsa glider.
0:17:19 > 0:17:23The cockpit is angled towards us, kind of hinged at the ear.
0:17:23 > 0:17:28Is that how you loaded it and then you closed the top like a tin lid?
0:17:28 > 0:17:31Absolutely. This is actually a Mark II.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34The Mark I gliders had a large door on the side, with a ramp,
0:17:34 > 0:17:36and you had to load them that way,
0:17:36 > 0:17:37and then, if you wanted to unload them,
0:17:37 > 0:17:40you might have to use explosives to take the tail off.
0:17:40 > 0:17:44- Obviously, that was unreliable and quite inefficient.- Yes.
0:17:44 > 0:17:47So, for the Mark II, they developed a cockpit that opened like a door
0:17:47 > 0:17:50and you could load it from the front.
0:17:50 > 0:17:53How amazing. What an ungainly-looking contraption.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55What was the first mission they were used in?
0:17:55 > 0:17:58Well, the first operation that Horsas were used on
0:17:58 > 0:18:00was called Operation Freshman.
0:18:00 > 0:18:04This was an operation to try and disable
0:18:04 > 0:18:08a heavy water plant in Vemork in Norway.
0:18:08 > 0:18:10The reason why that was the target
0:18:10 > 0:18:13was because heavy water could be used to develop an atomic bomb.
0:18:13 > 0:18:18Two Horsa gliders were used on that operation but, sadly,
0:18:18 > 0:18:22very poor weather conditions meant that all aircraft involved crashed
0:18:22 > 0:18:26and those who weren't killed during the crash were captured
0:18:26 > 0:18:28and subsequently executed by the Germans.
0:18:28 > 0:18:33Did the Horsa gliders go on to be considered a success in the end?
0:18:33 > 0:18:37They did. It was used in a number of different other operations,
0:18:37 > 0:18:41right up until 1945. But, probably, one of the best known
0:18:41 > 0:18:43is the capture of the bridge at Arnhem,
0:18:43 > 0:18:46and that was really part of a very ambitious plan
0:18:46 > 0:18:49to try and drive 30 corps into Germany
0:18:49 > 0:18:53to try and finish the war in 1944.
0:18:53 > 0:18:56And gliders were involved in landing troops and equipment
0:18:56 > 0:18:58and, in fact, the bridge was captured
0:18:58 > 0:19:02and it was held for four days but, for a variety of reasons,
0:19:02 > 0:19:05the Allied troops were overwhelmed by German opposition
0:19:05 > 0:19:07and, in the end, they had to withdraw.
0:19:07 > 0:19:101,300 glider pilots were involved in that operation
0:19:10 > 0:19:14- and only approximately 700 came back.- Oh!
0:19:14 > 0:19:18So, they made a massive contribution then, Susan, but at tremendous cost.
0:19:18 > 0:19:20They made a massive contribution,
0:19:20 > 0:19:23in what was a very new way of delivering troops
0:19:23 > 0:19:25and, you're right, at a great loss.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28Gliders were never flown operationally
0:19:28 > 0:19:30after the Second World War,
0:19:30 > 0:19:32with remaining members of the regiment
0:19:32 > 0:19:35retrained as light aircraft pilots.
0:19:35 > 0:19:39But the glider unit will forever be remembered for their role
0:19:39 > 0:19:43in helping win the war, reminding us all, nothing is impossible.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49Back on the open road, Geoffrey and Kate are heading
0:19:49 > 0:19:53towards their second shop of the day in Eversley in Hampshire.
0:19:53 > 0:19:56- Have you always wanted to be an actor?- No.
0:19:56 > 0:19:59I was at school and it's the usual story.
0:19:59 > 0:20:03A very enlightened schoolmaster said,
0:20:03 > 0:20:06"I'm doing a play at the end of term, Saint Joan,
0:20:06 > 0:20:08"and I'd very much like you to play Saint Joan."
0:20:10 > 0:20:12Yeah, and I quite enjoyed it.
0:20:14 > 0:20:16And then, a couple of years later, he said,
0:20:16 > 0:20:19"I'd like you to do Hamlet," so I did Hamlet.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22And then he said, "Have you thought of doing this for a living?"
0:20:22 > 0:20:25And I hadn't really. And he said, "Try for RADA."
0:20:25 > 0:20:29- And 50-odd years later... - Here you are!- ..I'm still doing it.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31And we're mighty glad you are.
0:20:31 > 0:20:35Geoffrey and Kate have arrived at their final shop of the day,
0:20:35 > 0:20:37Eversley Barn Antiques.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42- What do you think? - Looks good, doesn't it? My word.
0:20:42 > 0:20:48Housed inside this 16th-century barn are a wide variety of antiques,
0:20:48 > 0:20:49furniture and collectables.
0:20:49 > 0:20:52I'd quite like to have a look at those chandeliers as we came in.
0:20:52 > 0:20:56- Ooh, OK.- That's, you see, that's all glass but, of course,...
0:20:56 > 0:21:00Little lustre drop. 210, yeah.
0:21:00 > 0:21:02You've got expensive taste, Geoffrey.
0:21:02 > 0:21:04GEOFFREY LAUGHS
0:21:04 > 0:21:08Remember, you've only got £225 left to play with
0:21:08 > 0:21:11and you only bought one item so far.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13What do you think of that?
0:21:13 > 0:21:16Yeah, I mean, for your Radio Times and all the rest of it, yes.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20- Yeah. Magazine rack.- Yeah.- Bamboo.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23Yeah, sort of made to look a bit like tortoiseshell.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25Yeah, exactly that.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29- But with a basketweave base. - Good condition, attractive.
0:21:29 > 0:21:33The thing I like about it - these little gilt tops
0:21:33 > 0:21:37- just finish it off nicely.- Yes, they do. It's an attractive item.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40You do see a few of these around but I have to say
0:21:40 > 0:21:42I haven't seen one as nice as this.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44- It's just got a little bit of quality about it.- Yes, it has.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47- That might be something to think about.- What do you think?- Certainly.
0:21:47 > 0:21:53The Edwardian bamboo magazine rack is banked for later. Anything else?
0:21:53 > 0:21:56- Napoleon memorabilia.- Ooh.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59- It's a pipe tamper, you know.- Yes.
0:21:59 > 0:22:02You push the tobacco down into the pipe bowl.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04Yeah, which isn't really what I'm interested in,
0:22:04 > 0:22:06but anything to do with Napoleon is...
0:22:06 > 0:22:10There are people out there that collect everything to do with him
0:22:10 > 0:22:14- and I think that's a nice little buy.- Yeah, he's quite small.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17He's small but that can be, you know... He WAS small.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20THEY LAUGH
0:22:20 > 0:22:24- I believe, I'm told.- And he's rather fun, isn't he?- Yes, I like him.
0:22:24 > 0:22:28I think he's probably late Victorian, if not Edwardian.
0:22:28 > 0:22:32- Oh, really?- I wouldn't say it's the finest casting in the world.
0:22:32 > 0:22:36Actually, for 28, you know, it's a nice affordable little...
0:22:36 > 0:22:38It's just screaming to be bought..
0:22:38 > 0:22:42Mm. I tell you what, while we're at it, I rather like that pocketknife.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44- Yeah.- What do you think about that?
0:22:44 > 0:22:48- Like a fish, isn't it?- It is.- Yes.
0:22:48 > 0:22:51Do you like little pocket knives, fruit knives?
0:22:51 > 0:22:55- Yes, and it's in good... There's no damage.- No.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59It's a lovely little silver blade, nicely hallmarked,
0:22:59 > 0:23:01- little crown. Can you see it?- Of course.
0:23:01 > 0:23:04It's for Sheffield, 1904, 1905, something like that.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07- Right, excellent. - Lovely little antique piece.
0:23:07 > 0:23:11- Carved mother-of-pearl. I think that's sweet.- I like that,
0:23:11 > 0:23:15I like Napoleon, and I want to go to bed.
0:23:15 > 0:23:19You've had enough. Are you telling me you've had enough?
0:23:19 > 0:23:23Hang on, there's some buying to be done before bedtime.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26Let's just hope Hilary can do a dream deal.
0:23:26 > 0:23:30With the Edwardian bamboo magazine rack, priced at £75,
0:23:30 > 0:23:34the Victorian brass pipe tamper at 28,
0:23:34 > 0:23:37and the Edwardian fruit knife, priced at 33,
0:23:37 > 0:23:41that's a combined ticket price of £136.
0:23:41 > 0:23:42What do you say on all three?
0:23:42 > 0:23:46- Well, I could probably do 60 on the magazine rack.- Yes.
0:23:46 > 0:23:52- This Napoleon fellow?- 23 on him. - That's up to 83.- 83.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56- Well, we can probably do 25 on that one.- That's 108.
0:23:56 > 0:24:01- What about a nice...?- 105, how about that? How does that sound?
0:24:01 > 0:24:04- I was hoping for about 80. - Oh, my word!
0:24:04 > 0:24:07- I was thinking £100 was top whack, really.- Really?
0:24:07 > 0:24:10- I think £100 is very good. - Geoffrey's happy.- I am happy.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13- Well, I'm happy.- Good. - That's a deal then.- 100.- Splendid.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15- Thank you very much.- Thank you.
0:24:15 > 0:24:19Hey, so ends a very successful first day of shopping
0:24:19 > 0:24:23for Geoffrey and Kate, with four items already bagged for auction.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25Time now for our weary celebrities and experts
0:24:25 > 0:24:29to have a well-earned rest so, nighty-night.
0:24:32 > 0:24:34It's the next morning.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36Pam and Geoffrey are back together
0:24:36 > 0:24:38and making their way to West Wellow
0:24:38 > 0:24:39to meet their experts.
0:24:39 > 0:24:43Did you have a good day yesterday? Did you buy things of no value?
0:24:43 > 0:24:45Probably.
0:24:46 > 0:24:51I bought something which is either going to be an inspired purchase
0:24:51 > 0:24:53or an absolute catastrophe.
0:24:53 > 0:24:55My experience of antiques is
0:24:55 > 0:24:59that it's usually the latter of those two choices.
0:24:59 > 0:25:03- How did you get on with Geoffrey? - He's lovely!
0:25:03 > 0:25:07- He's super man and he really knows his antiques.- Does he?
0:25:07 > 0:25:13Pam goes straight in, very decisive, warms up the seller
0:25:13 > 0:25:17- and then goes in for the jugular. - Really?- Yes.
0:25:17 > 0:25:21- So, she's a lady on a mission? - She is. Victory is mine, Kate.
0:25:21 > 0:25:24Nothing like being uber-confident there, is there?
0:25:24 > 0:25:27Well, you know, it's going to go one of two ways.
0:25:27 > 0:25:29I'm either going to win or I'm going to lose.
0:25:29 > 0:25:33Time shall soon tell, Mr Braxton.
0:25:33 > 0:25:35Geoffrey and Kate have already bagged four items -
0:25:35 > 0:25:38the 19th-century French door shutters,
0:25:38 > 0:25:41the Napoleon brass pipe tamper,
0:25:41 > 0:25:43the Edwardian bamboo magazine rack
0:25:43 > 0:25:46and the fruit knife from the same period...
0:25:46 > 0:25:47You've got expensive taste, Geoffrey.
0:25:47 > 0:25:51..leaving them £125 to spend today.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55While James and Pan have only bought two things so far -
0:25:55 > 0:25:58the children's porcelain tea set and the teddy bear...
0:25:58 > 0:25:59You're a nice boy, you are.
0:25:59 > 0:26:03..which means they have £320 still to spend.
0:26:03 > 0:26:08As their car went kaput yesterday, we found them a new one,
0:26:08 > 0:26:11which Pam is finding a tad confusing.
0:26:11 > 0:26:15- Oh, I've turned the wrong... - Is it raining?
0:26:15 > 0:26:17Not the best of starts.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20- Here it comes.- Ooh, you got a green one!- A little green fellow.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23- Ooh, and it's jolly smart. - And it actually works.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25Rubber bumper, a bit later.
0:26:25 > 0:26:29- Good morning, good morning. - Good morning, how you?- Hi.
0:26:29 > 0:26:32- Hello, James. - Good morning, Pam.- Good morning.
0:26:32 > 0:26:34- Shall we get into the car?- Oh!
0:26:34 > 0:26:39- Come on, Pam, let's go.- The last one to the shops is a bad egg.
0:26:39 > 0:26:40And they're off!
0:26:42 > 0:26:44This morning, Geoffrey and Kate will start their shopping
0:26:44 > 0:26:47in Ringwood, Hampshire.
0:26:47 > 0:26:48So, who have you worked with, Geoffrey,
0:26:48 > 0:26:51that you most admire in the acting world?
0:26:51 > 0:26:54Oh, you can't say anybody is better than another.
0:26:54 > 0:26:58As to people I admire, somebody like Vanessa Redgrave.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00- Have you worked with Vanessa Redgrave?- I have.- Have you?
0:27:00 > 0:27:05- I did a love scene with her.- Really? So, up close and personal.- Indeed.
0:27:05 > 0:27:09- How was that?- I was nervous, lent in for, you know, the kiss
0:27:09 > 0:27:14and I became aware of a rustling sound.
0:27:14 > 0:27:21Suddenly a small furry head appeared from between her bosoms.
0:27:21 > 0:27:25- Oh!- And it turned out to be a ferret.
0:27:25 > 0:27:29And it gave the scene a certain intensity
0:27:29 > 0:27:33which maybe it had lacked before.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36Right... From finding ferrets to finding bargains.
0:27:36 > 0:27:40And they've arrived at Lorraine Tarrant Antiques.
0:27:40 > 0:27:44Lorraine's. Well, let's take Lorraine by storm.
0:27:44 > 0:27:47- Yeah, let's.- My sweet Lorraine.
0:27:48 > 0:27:52Housed in an old stable off the marketplace,
0:27:52 > 0:27:55this shop sells all sorts of antiques and collectables.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57DOOR GROANS
0:27:57 > 0:28:00- Ooh.- Oh, hello. - Was that you, Geoffrey?- No!
0:28:00 > 0:28:02How dare you!
0:28:02 > 0:28:04DOOR GROANS
0:28:04 > 0:28:06- Ooh!- I told you not to have those fish and chips last night.
0:28:06 > 0:28:11- Squeaky cupboard! Gosh, it's crammed in here, isn't it?- Good Lord, yes.
0:28:13 > 0:28:18Now, this cupboard, look. Is that a Baccarat decanter?
0:28:18 > 0:28:22- Yeah, decanters aren't particularly buoyant at the moment.- OK.
0:28:22 > 0:28:26- What about...? There's a scent bottle at the back.- There is.
0:28:26 > 0:28:32You know, scent bottles are becoming more and more collectable,
0:28:32 > 0:28:36- even the not so old ones. - Oh, it's Guerlain, is it?
0:28:36 > 0:28:38It's Guerlain, French.
0:28:38 > 0:28:41It certainly is, one of the world's oldest perfume houses.
0:28:41 > 0:28:43It dates back to 1828,
0:28:43 > 0:28:46when master perfumier Guerlain created fragrances
0:28:46 > 0:28:50for the rich and famous, including Queen Victoria.
0:28:50 > 0:28:55- Got the lovely blue lustre...stopper.- Yeah.
0:28:55 > 0:28:59Very classic design. Stopper's all in nice condition,
0:28:59 > 0:29:01- by the look of things.- Yeah.
0:29:01 > 0:29:04- It's missing its little label. - Should there be something there?
0:29:04 > 0:29:10- There should be a little gold paper label with the name.- Yeah, yeah.
0:29:10 > 0:29:13I like the colour and that's lovely, isn't it?
0:29:13 > 0:29:18It's expensive, priced at £145. But there's a reason for that.
0:29:18 > 0:29:21It's not just a scent bottle.
0:29:21 > 0:29:25It's a Shalimar scent bottle and it's Baccarat.
0:29:25 > 0:29:27Another famous French company.
0:29:27 > 0:29:31Baccarat has produced fine glass for over 250 years.
0:29:31 > 0:29:35It's definitely '40s. It may be a little bit before that.
0:29:35 > 0:29:38So, while they continue sniffing around the perfume bottle,
0:29:38 > 0:29:41Pam and James are making their way to their first shop
0:29:41 > 0:29:44in Winnal in Winchester.
0:29:44 > 0:29:46So, we might find one of your elusive sleepers
0:29:46 > 0:29:50- when we go to our next shop. - Sleeper, that's what we need.
0:29:50 > 0:29:54- Funny enough, Pam, I have written a small limerick...- Have you, by Jove?
0:29:54 > 0:29:57- ..that includes a sleeper.- Right.
0:29:57 > 0:29:59There was a lady called Ayres
0:29:59 > 0:30:02Who never carried no airs
0:30:02 > 0:30:04Sleepers she sought
0:30:04 > 0:30:07But teddies she bought
0:30:07 > 0:30:10And burned clutches unawares.
0:30:10 > 0:30:13It wasn't ME who burned the clutch!
0:30:13 > 0:30:18- Never let the facts get in the way of a good story.- No, absolutely.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21Unfortunately, that was nothing like a good story, James.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24Right, they've arrived at Molly's Den,
0:30:24 > 0:30:27with £320 burning a hole in their pockets.
0:30:27 > 0:30:29- This is our second shop.- I know.
0:30:29 > 0:30:33- Good luck.- Let's go and see what we can find.- Let's get in there.
0:30:33 > 0:30:38This vintage and antiques emporium is packed with unique treasures.
0:30:38 > 0:30:40Pam and James need to get delving,
0:30:40 > 0:30:43as they've only bought two items for auction so far.
0:30:43 > 0:30:47- That's very bold. - I find that a bit gaudy.- Gaudy.
0:30:47 > 0:30:50- It's sort of in-your-face. - Yes, it is gaudy.
0:30:50 > 0:30:54- Tiger.- Weight is always a really good guide to the material.
0:30:54 > 0:30:58- Gosh, it's featherlight. - We want bargains.
0:30:58 > 0:31:02I've got two writing slopes at home cos I like old writing materials,
0:31:02 > 0:31:05and that looks sort of a bit like them.
0:31:05 > 0:31:09What would you say, is it reproduction or is it 200 years old?
0:31:09 > 0:31:14- I don't know. You're the expert. - Ooh, it's got some weight.- Has it?
0:31:14 > 0:31:17- Let me shift the tiger.- Shift the tiger.- Mind the priceless china.
0:31:17 > 0:31:18The materials are fine.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22It's hardwood, it's brass, but, actually,
0:31:22 > 0:31:28- its construction is modern. - It's, um...a bit shonky.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31- Not for us then, James. - No, we're winners.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34- We are winners, we are.- We are winners.- Sorry, tiger.- Come on.
0:31:34 > 0:31:39- We're not going to buy anything shonky, are we?- I should hope not.
0:31:41 > 0:31:45Back in Ringwood, something small has caught Geoffrey's eye.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48- A little cigar cutter in the bottom. - This one down here?
0:31:48 > 0:31:51- Yes, sweet little mother-of-pearl. - Well spotted, Geoffrey.
0:31:51 > 0:31:55It's rather fun. It's dated 1904 and it says "Singer's" on it.
0:31:55 > 0:31:58- It's mother-of-pearl. - Who cuts cigars now?
0:31:58 > 0:32:00But it's an antique item.
0:32:00 > 0:32:02Do you know, well spotted, Geoffrey,
0:32:02 > 0:32:05because that's quite an unusual little novelty, isn't it?
0:32:05 > 0:32:08- I think so. - I love the mother-of-pearl on it.
0:32:08 > 0:32:10- That makes it. - The mother-of-pearl makes it.
0:32:10 > 0:32:11It's beautiful and perfect condition.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13And it's still working, isn't it?
0:32:13 > 0:32:15Would that snap together, cut a cigar end off?
0:32:15 > 0:32:17- Oh, yeah.- I think you could get the end of a short cheroot.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20- Cheroots are the small ones? - Yes, they are.
0:32:20 > 0:32:24Do you know, those would go well with our little fruit knife,
0:32:24 > 0:32:28- our little mother-of-pearl. Make a little lot.- That's a good idea.
0:32:28 > 0:32:32- So, I like that, you see, so we've got a bit of a dilemma here.- Mm.
0:32:32 > 0:32:36The cigar cutter is priced at £35.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39Along with the perfume bottle they found earlier,
0:32:39 > 0:32:42the combined total is £180.
0:32:42 > 0:32:44That's 40 more than they can afford.
0:32:44 > 0:32:48- What sort of thing could you do? - Well, I could do...- Mm...
0:32:49 > 0:32:53A straight £100 for the two articles.
0:32:53 > 0:32:58It's a very generous offer. I'm happy with it. Take the chance.
0:32:58 > 0:33:02They're two nice items. Let's be optimistic.
0:33:02 > 0:33:04- I love a bit of optimism.- Yes?
0:33:04 > 0:33:09- Yes.- Yes!- Quick, before we change our minds.
0:33:09 > 0:33:11So, a saving of £80.
0:33:11 > 0:33:15That's Geoffrey and Kate all bought up for auction.
0:33:15 > 0:33:17- Bye-bye.- Bye-bye.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22Back in Winnal, Pam's spied an unusual piece of pottery.
0:33:22 > 0:33:25I quite like that. I think that's quite shapely.
0:33:25 > 0:33:29- And this is made by somebody, isn't it, important?- Yeah.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32- Have I spotted a sleeper, James? - This could be the sleeper.
0:33:32 > 0:33:35- Spode.- Is it?
0:33:35 > 0:33:38Spode began producing pottery in the 18th century
0:33:38 > 0:33:42and are credited with perfecting the formula for fine bone china.
0:33:42 > 0:33:47- See, I've got an eye for quality. - It's shell-like.
0:33:47 > 0:33:51- Can you hear the sea? - I can hear the sea.- Can you?
0:33:51 > 0:33:53- I can, actually. I can hear the sea. - Whistling, isn't it?
0:33:53 > 0:33:55I wrote a poem about the sea.
0:33:55 > 0:33:57I am Clamp the mighty limpet
0:33:57 > 0:33:59I am solid, I am stuck
0:33:59 > 0:34:02I am welded to the rock face
0:34:02 > 0:34:04With my superhuman suck
0:34:04 > 0:34:06Don't you poke or prod me
0:34:06 > 0:34:08For I warn you, if you do
0:34:08 > 0:34:10You stand there for a fortnight
0:34:10 > 0:34:13And I'll come and stick on you.
0:34:13 > 0:34:15Let's just double-check, make sure it hasn't been restored.
0:34:15 > 0:34:18- HE TAPS ON THE CHINA - Sometimes you touch something
0:34:18 > 0:34:20- and it's just dead.- A dunk.- Dunk.
0:34:20 > 0:34:22- I think that's all right.- Good.
0:34:22 > 0:34:26- I do like it.- I have approved your purchase.- Oh, good.- How much?
0:34:26 > 0:34:30It says vintage Spode, £15.
0:34:30 > 0:34:33- I think a fiver.- A fiver?- A fiver.
0:34:33 > 0:34:37You're bold. A fiver? I wouldn't have the courage to offer a fiver.
0:34:37 > 0:34:38No, get in there. Cheeky.
0:34:38 > 0:34:42Time to talk to Emma, who knows the vendor of the Spode vase.
0:34:42 > 0:34:44Get your brass neck out, Pam.
0:34:44 > 0:34:46My expert has advised me,
0:34:46 > 0:34:50although I'm embarrassed to say so, to offer you a fiver.
0:34:50 > 0:34:54- I can tell you now he will not accept £5.- He's hard-nosed...
0:34:54 > 0:34:59- Yes, he is. £10 will probably be his lowest.- Ten.
0:34:59 > 0:35:03I can give him a call for you and see if they would accept £10 for it.
0:35:03 > 0:35:07A quick call to the dealer... and it's good news.
0:35:07 > 0:35:12- Yes.- Lovely!- You've got it for £10. - That's terrific, thank you.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14- Can I furnish you with the money? - Absolutely.
0:35:14 > 0:35:17- Can I furnish YOU with the money, Emma?- Oh, absolutely.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20- Thank you, Emma.- Thank you very much. Was it £10 tip as well?
0:35:20 > 0:35:23- I'm afraid not.- Nice try, Emma.
0:35:23 > 0:35:26That's another item bought for auction. Great stuff!
0:35:26 > 0:35:29Great success. I like that. You're clutching it.
0:35:29 > 0:35:33- Hold it tight.- Oh, yes, I will. I won't graze it.
0:35:35 > 0:35:38- That's really nice, isn't it? - Yes, it is. It's a good one.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42Geoffrey and Kate have hit the road again
0:35:42 > 0:35:46and made their way to Southampton. Geoffrey's character in the sitcom
0:35:46 > 0:35:49Still Open All Hours
0:35:49 > 0:35:51is a keen bowler, so Kate's taking him
0:35:51 > 0:35:55on a trip to the world's oldest surviving bowling green.
0:35:55 > 0:35:59They're meeting archivist at Southampton Old Bowling Green
0:35:59 > 0:36:01John Sanders to find out more.
0:36:01 > 0:36:04Would you like to come in and see the world's oldest bowling green?
0:36:04 > 0:36:06- What a privilege. - We'd love to.- Come on in.- Thank you.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09- Thank you so much.- Super.- After you.
0:36:09 > 0:36:13Although it's said that lawn bowls can be played by anyone
0:36:13 > 0:36:17aged from 9 to 90, it does have a reputation of being a game
0:36:17 > 0:36:20loved by people in their golden years.
0:36:20 > 0:36:22The aim of the game is simple.
0:36:22 > 0:36:27Get your bowls as close as possible to the small ball known as the jack.
0:36:27 > 0:36:29It might sound easy but, as the bowls don't travel
0:36:29 > 0:36:33in a straight line, some serious skill is needed.
0:36:33 > 0:36:36Bowls, how did it start? What's the early history of it?
0:36:36 > 0:36:38We don't honestly know,
0:36:38 > 0:36:42but the assumption is that it started in Egypt
0:36:42 > 0:36:46and it was the slaves taking the pieces of stone that were left over
0:36:46 > 0:36:49and chipping them round till they get them roughly into a ball shape
0:36:49 > 0:36:52and using them to play a form of bowls.
0:36:52 > 0:36:55Not the same as today, of course, but a form of bowls.
0:36:55 > 0:36:59And then, we believe, that the Romans took it from Egypt
0:36:59 > 0:37:01and took it around their empire.
0:37:01 > 0:37:05The British went on to become big fans of lawn bowling,
0:37:05 > 0:37:07with thousands of clubs across the UK,
0:37:07 > 0:37:10and it's been a regular event at the Commonwealth Games
0:37:10 > 0:37:12since they began in 1930.
0:37:12 > 0:37:16How long has this green existed as an actual bowling green?
0:37:16 > 0:37:20Somewhere between 1185 and 1308, something like that,
0:37:20 > 0:37:23so we say 1299, just to be a nice round number.
0:37:23 > 0:37:27Has bowls been played fairly continuously since then here?
0:37:27 > 0:37:28Totally continuously.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31We believe that Shakespeare actually played bowls on this green.
0:37:31 > 0:37:33His patron was the Earl of Southampton
0:37:33 > 0:37:36- and he came down here a lot. He did play bowls, we know.- Makes sense.
0:37:36 > 0:37:38So, we're sure he played on this green.
0:37:38 > 0:37:40And in the Second World War,
0:37:40 > 0:37:42the one notable thing that happened here
0:37:42 > 0:37:46was that a nice little friendly Luftwaffe pilot decided
0:37:46 > 0:37:49to drop his last bomb on the corner of the green,
0:37:49 > 0:37:53which stopped bowls for about a couple of hours.
0:37:53 > 0:37:58Looking at it through the centuries, since the 13th century,
0:37:58 > 0:38:01is there a classist association? Was it for the rich and the wealthy?
0:38:01 > 0:38:05Most certainly, it was. During the Tudor times,
0:38:05 > 0:38:08the kings, and particularly King Henry VIII,
0:38:08 > 0:38:10who played bowls himself, he stipulated
0:38:10 > 0:38:13that bowls should only be played by the gentry
0:38:13 > 0:38:16and those with lots of money, basically,
0:38:16 > 0:38:18because he wanted the peasants to do archery,
0:38:18 > 0:38:21because that would be useful if they went to war.
0:38:21 > 0:38:23Bowls was not going to be useful.
0:38:23 > 0:38:27Henry VIII actually insisted that courts fine people,
0:38:27 > 0:38:30who were caught playing bowls when they weren't entitled to,
0:38:30 > 0:38:33a whopping ten shillings and sixpence,
0:38:33 > 0:38:36which would be around £300 in today's money.
0:38:36 > 0:38:38We also have here the oldest
0:38:38 > 0:38:41continuous bowling competition in the world.
0:38:41 > 0:38:45It is bowled for a silver medal, which started in 1776,
0:38:45 > 0:38:50and the winner of the silver medal is allowed to be inducted
0:38:50 > 0:38:54as a Knight of the Green and must be called Sir
0:38:54 > 0:38:58and his wife is called Lady, in proper traditional style.
0:38:58 > 0:39:00Mind you, you can't use that outside the green.
0:39:00 > 0:39:02It's only inside the green and we've got some rules.
0:39:02 > 0:39:05When we meet them for the first time, we've got to call them
0:39:05 > 0:39:08Sir Michael or Sir Ken, or whatever. If we don't, we get fined.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11What about you, Geoffrey? I can see you as a Knight of the Green.
0:39:11 > 0:39:14- Would you fancy that? - Yes, think I would, actually.
0:39:14 > 0:39:17- Could we have a couple of ends now? - I'm sure we can.
0:39:17 > 0:39:19Let's talk to the Master of the Green
0:39:19 > 0:39:21and see if we can get his permission.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24With the thumbs up from Ken, Master of the Green,
0:39:24 > 0:39:27it's time for Geoffrey and Kate to give it a bash.
0:39:27 > 0:39:30So, if you're playing forehand, you'll be forehand right-handed.
0:39:30 > 0:39:34- Yeah.- Small one on the inside. - That's going to go in like that.
0:39:34 > 0:39:35- And that will go in like that.- OK.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37If you wanted to play backhand, you just turn it round.
0:39:37 > 0:39:40- Don't confuse me.- OK.
0:39:40 > 0:39:43Stand on the mat and then put your left foot forward.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45Yeah, OK. Here we go.
0:39:49 > 0:39:53Ooh! That's pretty good, Geoffrey!
0:39:53 > 0:39:56I tell you what, Ken, I think that's an end to me, isn't it?
0:39:57 > 0:40:02- Very good.- Look at that! - OK, shall we go now?
0:40:02 > 0:40:03GEOFFREY LAUGHS
0:40:03 > 0:40:07I am now a Sir, OK?
0:40:07 > 0:40:10Right, Kate, give it some welly, love.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13Ooh.
0:40:14 > 0:40:17- It's got the strength and got the length.- Oh, it's a bit too far.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19- That's going in the ditch.- Oh, dang.
0:40:19 > 0:40:22Ah, maybe a tad too much.
0:40:22 > 0:40:24Time for a quick exit, methinks.
0:40:24 > 0:40:28Ken, it's been an absolute delight and pleasure and thank you so much.
0:40:28 > 0:40:31- My pleasure.- Thank you very much indeed.- It's been wonderful.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34- Thank you very much. - Cup of tea, I think.- Cup of tea.
0:40:35 > 0:40:39Meanwhile, Pam and James still have some shopping to do
0:40:39 > 0:40:42and are heading to Emsworth in Hampshire.
0:40:42 > 0:40:45In your vast repertoire of poetry, Pam,
0:40:45 > 0:40:48have you got anything antique related?
0:40:48 > 0:40:50I loved an antique dealer
0:40:50 > 0:40:52I loved him heart and soul
0:40:52 > 0:40:54Although he was bow-fronted
0:40:54 > 0:40:56And his legs were cabriole
0:40:56 > 0:40:59His eyes, they were cross-banded
0:40:59 > 0:41:01And his surface was distressed
0:41:01 > 0:41:03But he was nicely moulded
0:41:03 > 0:41:05With a sturdy little chest
0:41:05 > 0:41:08But on examination, there were several things he lacked
0:41:08 > 0:41:10I found him dummy-fronted
0:41:10 > 0:41:13And I found him spindle-backed
0:41:13 > 0:41:14So I sent him off to auction
0:41:14 > 0:41:16And I've had a note from there
0:41:16 > 0:41:18To say he's on a pedestal
0:41:18 > 0:41:20In Weston-super-Mare.
0:41:20 > 0:41:22That's lovely!
0:41:22 > 0:41:26I think I could get used to having a resident poet on the Road Trip.
0:41:26 > 0:41:31Right, Pam and James have arrived at Emsworth Antiques Etc,
0:41:31 > 0:41:36with £300 available to spend. And I'm expecting them to buy big.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39- Yes, I can feel a bargain coming on. - A bargain.
0:41:39 > 0:41:42I said big, not bargain.
0:41:42 > 0:41:44Home to the collectables of over 25 dealers,
0:41:44 > 0:41:47there's plenty to choose from.
0:41:47 > 0:41:52Quite nice little evening bags, if I was going to a soiree.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54But I don't go to many soirees.
0:41:56 > 0:42:00Just the thing if I was intending to have a life in vice.
0:42:00 > 0:42:03She has an eye for humour,
0:42:03 > 0:42:06both in words and in objects.
0:42:06 > 0:42:08I rather like that one.
0:42:08 > 0:42:11He sort of looks as though he's saying,
0:42:11 > 0:42:13"I know something you don't, my dear."
0:42:13 > 0:42:16He looks as though he might go out in the middle of the night
0:42:16 > 0:42:20- to tickle trout where he's not supposed to.- Now, there's an image.
0:42:20 > 0:42:22Anything else you like, Pam?
0:42:22 > 0:42:25This steam traction engine here,
0:42:25 > 0:42:26and I like this because it reminds me
0:42:26 > 0:42:29of the ones that used to come to the farm over the road
0:42:29 > 0:42:31from where we lived in our village.
0:42:31 > 0:42:33I love them because they actually work.
0:42:33 > 0:42:35I don't necessarily think this one works
0:42:35 > 0:42:37but I'm sure it could be made to work.
0:42:37 > 0:42:41- Apparently, this one's from about the '50s.- That is lovely, isn't it?
0:42:41 > 0:42:44- I like it. I do like it. Do you approve, James?- I do approve.
0:42:44 > 0:42:48- Oh, good.- That's very nice. - I like that. It's interesting.
0:42:48 > 0:42:50And there are lots of enthusiasts, aren't there,
0:42:50 > 0:42:52who collect steam paraphernalia?
0:42:52 > 0:42:56It's quite a sweet thing. What price have we got?
0:42:56 > 0:43:00- This says £85 on it.- Yeah, £85.
0:43:00 > 0:43:03Before you try to do a deal on the traction engine,
0:43:03 > 0:43:06James quite fancies a couple of jars.
0:43:06 > 0:43:07- Gosh, it's heavy.- It is heavy.
0:43:07 > 0:43:10- It's really heavy. Oh, there's two of them.- Yeah.
0:43:10 > 0:43:15The golden rule to buying antiques, by Braxton, is by weight.
0:43:15 > 0:43:18They're known as Prattware. These were sort of jars.
0:43:18 > 0:43:20Lots of companies commissioned them.
0:43:20 > 0:43:24You might have cosmetic things or fish paste.
0:43:24 > 0:43:27Various things were put in these things
0:43:27 > 0:43:29- and they would have had a lid on the top.- Right.
0:43:29 > 0:43:32They're printed and they were printed in the mid-19th century,
0:43:32 > 0:43:34- Victorian times. - They're nice, aren't they?
0:43:34 > 0:43:38- The colours are beautiful.- Yeah. Badly damaged, isn't it?
0:43:38 > 0:43:42- It's damaged.- They're bashed around. - Yeah, they've been a bit beaten up.
0:43:42 > 0:43:45How much do they cost, James?
0:43:45 > 0:43:47- They're 30 quid each. - £30 each. Gosh.
0:43:47 > 0:43:50Do you think these would be a good thing for me to buy?
0:43:51 > 0:43:55- I think they might be a nice thing. - They're unusual, aren't they?
0:43:55 > 0:43:57But first, Hilary is calling the vendor
0:43:57 > 0:44:00of the £85 traction engine to broker a deal.
0:44:00 > 0:44:05It's your favourite expert. Yes, it's James Braxton.
0:44:05 > 0:44:08And it's your favourite poet, Pam Ayres.
0:44:08 > 0:44:11Ah, what a combination!
0:44:11 > 0:44:14I will let them know. Thank you so much. Bye.
0:44:14 > 0:44:17Since it's you two, 40.
0:44:17 > 0:44:21Oh, my goodness! Beyond our wildest dreams!
0:44:21 > 0:44:23Beyond our wildest hopes!
0:44:23 > 0:44:26We are the proud owners of a traction engine.
0:44:26 > 0:44:28- Oh, a traction engine. - So, 40. We'll take that.
0:44:28 > 0:44:30Thank you very much.
0:44:30 > 0:44:32And what could you do on the recovered pots?
0:44:32 > 0:44:36They're 30 each, which would make 60.
0:44:36 > 0:44:39How do you feel about 35?
0:44:39 > 0:44:43- How do you feel about 35?- I think it's an extraordinarily kind offer.
0:44:43 > 0:44:45- I think it's a very kind offer. - Thank you, Hilary.
0:44:45 > 0:44:50- We accept, with gratitude.- May I shake your hand?- You may.- Thank you.
0:44:50 > 0:44:53- May I also shake your hand? - Thank you.- Never going to wash.
0:44:54 > 0:44:55I would.
0:44:55 > 0:44:57There you have it.
0:44:57 > 0:45:03£75 means Pam and James are all bought up for auction. Hurrah!
0:45:03 > 0:45:07Right, time for our teams to reunite and show off their buys.
0:45:07 > 0:45:09I love this bit.
0:45:09 > 0:45:13- Come on, let's get this cloth off. - Ooh!- There we are. Look at that.
0:45:13 > 0:45:17- What do you think, Geoffrey?- A bear of character.- That is a large bear!
0:45:17 > 0:45:20He's laying there, looking a bit corpse-like.
0:45:20 > 0:45:23- Is that one of Watt's original engines?- Absolutely.
0:45:23 > 0:45:25Yes, well done.
0:45:25 > 0:45:29- It's very nice. And a tiny little... - Anyone for tea?
0:45:29 > 0:45:33A little tea. And the rest is pots, really, isn't it?
0:45:33 > 0:45:36Pots. And you can hear the sea in that.
0:45:36 > 0:45:38- You can hold it to your ear. - You put things in there, do you?
0:45:38 > 0:45:41- It's a cornucopia.- A cornucopia.
0:45:41 > 0:45:44- Come on, let's see your goodies. - Are you ready?
0:45:44 > 0:45:46Let's have a look at yours. We certainly are.
0:45:46 > 0:45:50I'm going to gingerly... Here we go. Because ours are rather fragile.
0:45:50 > 0:45:52- That's pretty. - That's very pretty.- Ta-da!
0:45:52 > 0:45:54You're rather into bamboo, aren't you?
0:45:54 > 0:45:57- I love bamboo!- But, there's more.
0:45:57 > 0:45:58More?
0:45:58 > 0:46:01- Ta-da!- Oh, you've become all architectural on us.
0:46:01 > 0:46:05- Indeed.- A pair of...- Locked doors and shuttered windows.- Yes.
0:46:05 > 0:46:09- Gosh!- And don't forget these small items.- No.
0:46:09 > 0:46:13They're lovely. I can see, Geoffrey, you're quite proud of your items.
0:46:13 > 0:46:17- Well, I owe a lot to my expert. - I like the perfume bottle.
0:46:17 > 0:46:19- I think that's very, very pretty. - Do you, Pam?- Yes.
0:46:19 > 0:46:23- How much was it?- Er, go on.
0:46:23 > 0:46:26Well, it was 90. But it's a jolly good name, look.
0:46:26 > 0:46:29- Guerlain.- Fresh from Paris.
0:46:29 > 0:46:31And what about your louvred doors?
0:46:31 > 0:46:33- My shutters?- Your shutters.
0:46:33 > 0:46:36My shutters were rather expensive
0:46:36 > 0:46:40and I think they ran at £175.
0:46:40 > 0:46:43- Possibly.- Oh, heavens! - Stop smiling, Pam.- No, no.
0:46:43 > 0:46:45- GEOFFREY:- I heavily invested in those.
0:46:45 > 0:46:47If we going to do it, we do it big.
0:46:47 > 0:46:51Well, if you want to a battle, you've got one, you know.
0:46:51 > 0:46:55OK, before we go, I'm just going to read you my little verse,
0:46:55 > 0:46:58which I have composed for the occasion.
0:46:58 > 0:47:01James is suave and very nice
0:47:01 > 0:47:04I hope he gave me good advice
0:47:04 > 0:47:08My sales will make poor Geoffrey gulp
0:47:08 > 0:47:11And beat my rival to a pulp.
0:47:11 > 0:47:14- What do you think?- Very good.
0:47:14 > 0:47:16We'll see you in Cirencester.
0:47:16 > 0:47:18- JAMES:- I'm loving the "suave".
0:47:18 > 0:47:22AS PAM: Time now to tell the truth and no lies
0:47:22 > 0:47:25What do they really think of each other's buys?
0:47:25 > 0:47:28- So, what do you think of their items?- We've nothing to worry about.
0:47:28 > 0:47:30I love the perfume bottle.
0:47:30 > 0:47:32It's such a lovely classic shape, very beautiful.
0:47:32 > 0:47:37The bear's nice, you know. Amusing. But really, there's no comparison.
0:47:37 > 0:47:39I mean, the shutters alone.
0:47:39 > 0:47:41The shutters, I'm concerned about.
0:47:41 > 0:47:43Seems an awful lot of money for a pile of old wood,
0:47:43 > 0:47:45but I may be proved horribly wrong.
0:47:45 > 0:47:47- We've definitely got better quality. - Yes.
0:47:47 > 0:47:50But I don't think they've spent very much money,
0:47:50 > 0:47:52so it could be all about the shutters,
0:47:52 > 0:47:56and if the shutters are a goer, no question, we're ahead.
0:47:56 > 0:47:58Cirencester will buy those shutters.
0:47:58 > 0:48:02- Do you think we'll beat them to a pulp?- Probably, she says.
0:48:02 > 0:48:04I don't know, I don't know.
0:48:04 > 0:48:07I'm usually wrong, but we can only be optimistic.
0:48:07 > 0:48:09Go on, let's go to the auction.
0:48:13 > 0:48:16After starting in Sparsholt,
0:48:16 > 0:48:18our teams have shopped around Berkshire and Hampshire
0:48:18 > 0:48:21and Pam and Geoffrey are now motoring
0:48:21 > 0:48:23towards Cirencester for the big finale.
0:48:23 > 0:48:27- We're steaming up, Pam. - It seems to be a way of life for us.
0:48:27 > 0:48:29We get in a car and the windows steam up.
0:48:29 > 0:48:31Well, what does that tell you?
0:48:32 > 0:48:36I'd rather not speculate. Have you got any experience of auctions?
0:48:36 > 0:48:39I do. I go quite frequently, but not to sell.
0:48:39 > 0:48:43I've got so much stuff that I should sell, I think like most people.
0:48:43 > 0:48:44But I buy a lot.
0:48:44 > 0:48:47Well, remember, selling is the name of the game today.
0:48:47 > 0:48:49Kate and James have already arrived
0:48:49 > 0:48:51at Moore Allen & Innocent's auction room
0:48:51 > 0:48:55and are waiting patiently for their celebrity partners.
0:48:55 > 0:48:57Do you think the car's broken down?
0:48:58 > 0:49:02Thankfully not, Kate. Here they come.
0:49:02 > 0:49:06- Well done.- Good morning! Good morning.- Good morning.
0:49:06 > 0:49:09- Come on in. It's all happening. - Elegantly.- Hello.- How are you?
0:49:09 > 0:49:12- Nice to see you. - This is it.- Very good.
0:49:12 > 0:49:17On this Road Trip, Pam and James spent £165 on five auction lots.
0:49:19 > 0:49:21Geoffrey and Kate also bought five lots,
0:49:21 > 0:49:25but they spent a whopping £375.
0:49:26 > 0:49:28The man with the gavel is Philip Allwood,
0:49:28 > 0:49:31so what does he make of everyone's lots?
0:49:31 > 0:49:34Mamod traction engine. I had one of these as a kid. Great.
0:49:34 > 0:49:37One thing you need, to really get people going,
0:49:37 > 0:49:41is the little turny bit on the top that helps you steer it,
0:49:41 > 0:49:43which is missing, and the box.
0:49:43 > 0:49:47But maybe £50 to £80, that sort of level.
0:49:47 > 0:49:49The box makes all the difference with these things.
0:49:49 > 0:49:51The wooden shutters, I do like.
0:49:51 > 0:49:55They've got all the original metalwork, really quite a nice pair.
0:49:55 > 0:49:57I wouldn't expect them to do great guns.
0:49:57 > 0:50:01£70 to £90, £80 to £100, that sort of level, around there.
0:50:01 > 0:50:03Right, it's the moment of truth.
0:50:03 > 0:50:06Time for the auction, which has buyers online and in the room.
0:50:06 > 0:50:09- You excited?- I am.
0:50:10 > 0:50:13First up, Pam's porcelain children's tea set.
0:50:13 > 0:50:15£5. A bid there at 5.
0:50:15 > 0:50:17At 5, 6, 10 on the net now. 10. 12, do mean?
0:50:17 > 0:50:21- 12. At £12.- Go on! - You're hovering.
0:50:21 > 0:50:24At £12, are you all sure? It's right in front of me then.
0:50:24 > 0:50:27- I'm happy with 12.- At 12.
0:50:28 > 0:50:30Well!
0:50:30 > 0:50:32- GEOFFREY:- Well done, Pam. - JAMES:- Well done, Pam.- Yeah.
0:50:32 > 0:50:35- Very good.- Thank you.- Well done. - Very good.
0:50:35 > 0:50:37Very good indeed.
0:50:37 > 0:50:40Pam's more than doubled her money on her first lot.
0:50:40 > 0:50:42- That was a good start, wasn't it? - Good start.
0:50:42 > 0:50:45I've got the scent of victory in my nostrils.
0:50:45 > 0:50:50Speaking of scent, next up is Geoffrey's vintage perfume bottle.
0:50:50 > 0:50:54£20, I'm bid there. At £20. 5, if you like now. At £20.
0:50:54 > 0:50:58- 5, thank you, madam.- Bidder over there. 25.- Geoffrey, you're off now.
0:50:58 > 0:51:0130 to me now. At £20. 30.
0:51:01 > 0:51:03- 5. At 35. 40, if you like.- Come on.
0:51:03 > 0:51:05Come on!
0:51:05 > 0:51:08All sure? It's on my left, at 35.
0:51:09 > 0:51:1235.
0:51:12 > 0:51:14Rotten luck, old chap.
0:51:14 > 0:51:17It's the rough-and-tumble, Geoffrey, you know.
0:51:17 > 0:51:20We've still got the shutters to come.
0:51:20 > 0:51:23That's it. Positive thinking, Geoffrey.
0:51:23 > 0:51:27Up next are the Prattware jars that James fancied.
0:51:27 > 0:51:29Watch and learn, watch and learn.
0:51:29 > 0:51:33- £20. At £20, I'm bid, thank you. - Oh, we're off.
0:51:33 > 0:51:3530. 5. 40.
0:51:35 > 0:51:38At £40, here on my left now. 5, if you like now.
0:51:38 > 0:51:41At £40. It's the lady's bid in front of me then. £40.
0:51:41 > 0:51:44- God bless you, madam. - Yeah, absolutely.
0:51:44 > 0:51:46- It made a fiver. - Selling it, make no mistake, at £40.
0:51:46 > 0:51:48Are you all sure at 40?
0:51:48 > 0:51:50- GEOFFREY:- Made a mistake.
0:51:50 > 0:51:53Well, I didn't think that was going to happen.
0:51:53 > 0:51:58You did pick them, James. Another small profit for team Pam there.
0:51:58 > 0:52:03Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves.
0:52:03 > 0:52:06You've got to make some pennies first though.
0:52:06 > 0:52:08Let's hope Geoffrey can get off the mark
0:52:08 > 0:52:11with his Edwardian bamboo magazine rack.
0:52:11 > 0:52:13At £20, I have here. 25 anywhere?
0:52:13 > 0:52:16At £20 for the Canterbury. At £20. 5, thank you.
0:52:16 > 0:52:19See, hands everywhere, Geoffrey. Hands everywhere.
0:52:19 > 0:52:22At £30, £30 here. All sure now then?
0:52:22 > 0:52:26Selling right in front me then, at 30. Are you all done here now?
0:52:26 > 0:52:29- At 30.- What a steal!
0:52:29 > 0:52:32- That is a steal. There is no accounting for taste.- No.
0:52:32 > 0:52:34I'm sorry, Geoffrey. I am sorry.
0:52:37 > 0:52:39Don't get too disheartened yet, Geoffrey.
0:52:39 > 0:52:41There's still time to make a comeback.
0:52:41 > 0:52:44- That's a shame.- Ridiculous!
0:52:44 > 0:52:49Pam's up next, this time it's her Spode cornucopia-shaped vase.
0:52:49 > 0:52:53- £5, I'm bid there. 7. 10 on the net now.- 10.- 12, if you like now.
0:52:53 > 0:52:57At £10 it is, on the net here, for this Spode. At £10. 12 anywhere?
0:52:57 > 0:53:00All sure then? It's selling here at £10. It's on the net now.
0:53:00 > 0:53:04You're all out in the room. At £10. You all sure, for a tenner?
0:53:06 > 0:53:09- Oh.- The hammer's down.
0:53:09 > 0:53:13Not quite the result Pam was hoping for, but it could be worse.
0:53:13 > 0:53:15She could be in Geoffrey's shoes.
0:53:15 > 0:53:16Have you got up to £100 yet?
0:53:19 > 0:53:22We're a long way off, Geoffrey.
0:53:22 > 0:53:24Right, Geoffrey, can you finally find a profit
0:53:24 > 0:53:27with your Napoleon brass pipe tamper?
0:53:28 > 0:53:31At £10. Gentleman's bid at £10, at the back there.
0:53:31 > 0:53:34At £10. 12, if you like now. At 12, thank you. 15.
0:53:34 > 0:53:3918. At 18. 20. At £20, at the back now. 25 now?
0:53:39 > 0:53:43- I laughed too soon.- 25, Geoffrey.
0:53:43 > 0:53:46At £25. It's here on my left then, at 25.
0:53:48 > 0:53:50- Thank you, sir. - Well, it's a profit.
0:53:50 > 0:53:52- Well done.- Well done. - A profit.- Well done.
0:53:52 > 0:53:55At last, a profit for Geoffrey.
0:53:55 > 0:53:57You've done this before, Geoffrey, haven't you, eh?
0:53:57 > 0:53:59Play nice, James.
0:53:59 > 0:54:02Time to see what the people of Cirencester make
0:54:02 > 0:54:05of Pam's model steam traction engine.
0:54:05 > 0:54:08£30. £30, I'm bid here, on the net now. £30. 5 anywhere now?
0:54:08 > 0:54:11It should have its starting handle. It should have a starting handle.
0:54:11 > 0:54:1435, here. 40 now. At 40, thank you.
0:54:14 > 0:54:1845. 50. 5. At 55.
0:54:18 > 0:54:20I didn't think this was going to happen.
0:54:20 > 0:54:22They're building up steam, Pam.
0:54:22 > 0:54:24Yeah, they're building up a good head of steam.
0:54:24 > 0:54:26£55, right in front of me now. All sure then?
0:54:26 > 0:54:29Selling at 55.
0:54:30 > 0:54:33- Steady.- Not bad.- Well done, Pam.
0:54:33 > 0:54:36Not bad. Not a disgrace.
0:54:36 > 0:54:39Certainly not. That's another profit for Pam.
0:54:39 > 0:54:42- We're making steady progress. - Steady progress.
0:54:42 > 0:54:45- See, we weren't rash like some people.- Yes.
0:54:46 > 0:54:49Right, Geoffrey, can you make two profits in a row
0:54:49 > 0:54:53with your Edwardian fruit knife and cigar cutter?
0:54:53 > 0:54:55£20, I'm bid, thank you. At £20. 5, if you like, madam. 5.
0:54:55 > 0:55:00- You're off now.- 25. 30, if you like. 30. At £30. 5.
0:55:00 > 0:55:02At 35, on my right now. 40, if you like.
0:55:02 > 0:55:05- Geoffrey, we're in profit!- Oh. - Profit!
0:55:05 > 0:55:08- At 35. 40 now? - I'm a very worried woman.
0:55:08 > 0:55:10- 35, here are my right then. - KATE:- Come on!
0:55:10 > 0:55:13All sure now then? At 35, are you all done?
0:55:15 > 0:55:19- 35.- Not bad.- Well done.- Not bad.
0:55:19 > 0:55:22Smile, Geoffrey. Any profit is a good profit.
0:55:22 > 0:55:24I've had it with antiques!
0:55:24 > 0:55:28Now, don't be downhearted. It's not all over yet.
0:55:28 > 0:55:32Although it nearly is for Pam, as it's time for her final lot,
0:55:32 > 0:55:35her beloved teddy bear.
0:55:35 > 0:55:39£20, a bid there, thank you. At £20. 5, anyone now? At 25. 30 now?
0:55:39 > 0:55:42At £30, a bid here. At £30. 5, anywhere now?
0:55:42 > 0:55:46At £30, it is, right in front of me then. Selling here. Made a mistake.
0:55:46 > 0:55:48- Thought it might make a little more. - Not my bear!
0:55:48 > 0:55:50Are you all sure? At 30.
0:55:52 > 0:55:54- Oh!- Oh, Pam.
0:55:54 > 0:55:58- Shame!- Now you know how I feel.
0:55:58 > 0:56:02No wonder Teddy looked sad. That's a disappointing loss for Pam.
0:56:02 > 0:56:04Geoffrey, I can see a little smile.
0:56:04 > 0:56:06No, not at all!
0:56:06 > 0:56:10A smile of triumph is flickering over your lips, Geoffrey.
0:56:12 > 0:56:16Time for the biggie, Geoffrey's priciest and last lot -
0:56:16 > 0:56:18the 19th-century French shutters.
0:56:18 > 0:56:20Will his big gamble pay off?
0:56:20 > 0:56:23Start me at 100. 100, they'd be cheap. 100.
0:56:23 > 0:56:26- Oh, nothing.- Yes, £100, a bid here. - See, you'll see.
0:56:26 > 0:56:29- Well done.- I'm feeling very nervous.
0:56:29 > 0:56:31At £100. It looks cheap at £100.
0:56:31 > 0:56:33110, if you like. £100, it is here.
0:56:33 > 0:56:38- Maiden bid, on the net now. At £100. - They're missing such a chance.
0:56:38 > 0:56:39At £100, you all sure?
0:56:41 > 0:56:45£100! Actually, I'm surprised cos they look a bit ramshackle to me.
0:56:45 > 0:56:47- Oh, Pam!- Oh, Pam!
0:56:48 > 0:56:52Ooh, what's she like? And before we find out who's won,
0:56:52 > 0:56:54Pam's got something to say.
0:56:54 > 0:56:57Have the shutters closed on Geoffrey's hopes?
0:56:57 > 0:57:00My bitter rival, is he on the ropes?
0:57:00 > 0:57:04Has my teddy thrown my hopes away
0:57:04 > 0:57:08Or will we live to bid another day?
0:57:08 > 0:57:10Let's find out, shall we?
0:57:12 > 0:57:15Geoffrey and Kate started with £400.
0:57:15 > 0:57:20After paying auction costs, they sadly made a loss of £190.50,
0:57:20 > 0:57:23ending their trip with £209.50.
0:57:25 > 0:57:28Pam and James also kicked off with £400
0:57:28 > 0:57:32and, unfortunately, also made a loss of £44.46.
0:57:32 > 0:57:37As their loss was less, they're crowned today's winning losers,
0:57:37 > 0:57:43if you get my drift, finishing with £355.54.
0:57:43 > 0:57:47- We won!- We won, we won! - Congratulations!- We won.
0:57:47 > 0:57:49So, with Pam victorious,
0:57:49 > 0:57:53it's time for our celebrities to bid a fond farewell.
0:57:53 > 0:57:55Geoffrey, beware of architectural salvage.
0:57:55 > 0:57:59- Yes.- Architectural salvage.
0:57:59 > 0:58:04- I'm sad it's over. - I'm sad it's over. Bye.
0:58:08 > 0:58:10Have you enjoyed doing the Road Trip with me?
0:58:10 > 0:58:15I have, absolutely. It's been one of the highlights of my career.
0:58:15 > 0:58:17I expect there'll be a spin-off.
0:58:17 > 0:58:19Something's going to happen from this, Pam.
0:58:19 > 0:58:21And I've liked being with you
0:58:21 > 0:58:24because I think you're very nice and you make me laugh.
0:58:24 > 0:58:27Well, what can one say about the legend that is Pam Ayres?
0:58:29 > 0:58:31Not much.
0:58:32 > 0:58:36Until next time, toodle-pip, Road Trippers.